Bellanaleck

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Demography

• 21% were from a Catholic background
• 74% were from a Protestant background
• 5% were stated as other

  2011 Census

• 58.46% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 33.83% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian ' religion;
• 32.52% indicated that they had a British national identity, 40.60% had an Irish national identity and 28.95% had a Northern Irish national identity*.

• 11.53% had some knowledge of Irish;
• 2.52% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and
• 3.14% did not have English as their first language.

  People

• Cathal McConnell, traditional flute player and singer, is from Bellanaleck. He is also a founding member of the famed international group The Boys of the Lough.
• Father Brian D'Arcy, Passionist priest and newspaper columnist, grew up in Bellanaleck.
• Mickey MacConnell, musician and writer of the song Only Our Rivers Run Free